2012 Best Hip Hop Songs

Kanye West collaborated with Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz to release <i>Mercy</i> from the compilation album, <i>Cruel Summer</i>. The song peaked at #13 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 and #1 on <i>Billboard</i> Hip-Hop/Rap Songs. The song has since then become platinum, and has sold over 2 million copies.
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Usher's <i>Climax</i> is off of his 2012 album, <i>Looking 4 Myself</i>. The track peaked #1 on <i>Billboard</i>Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #17 on <i>Billboard</i>Hot 100.
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Rihanna's <i>Diamonds</i> is the lead single from her seventh album, <i>Unapologetic</i>. The track topped at #1 on </i>Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #1 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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Nas' eleventh album, <i>Life is Good</i>, with singles: <i>Nasty</i>, <i>The Don</i>, and <i>Daughter</i> peaked at #17 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Overall.
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50 Cent's <i>My Life</i> is a sneak peek of his next album, <i>Street King Immoral</i>. The track features Eminem and Maroon 5's, Adam Levine. The song peaked at #6 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #5 on <i>Billboard</i> Rap Songs.
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Frank Ocean's <i>Thinkin Bout You</i> is the lead single from his debut album, <i>Channel Orange</i>. The track peaked at #7 on <i>Billboard</i>Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Miguel's <i>Adorn</i> is the first single from his album, <i>Kaleidoscope Dream</i>. The song peaked at #1 on <i>Billboard</i>Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #17 on <i>Billboard</i>Hot 100.
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Drake and Rihanna collaborate to release, <i>Take Care</i>. The song peaked at #26 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #7 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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Kanye West & Jay-Z released <i>No Church in the Wild</i> in March, as part of their collab album, <i>Watch the Throne</i>. Along with topping Billboard charts, <i>Rolling Stone</i> listed <i>No Church in the Wild</i> as the sixth best song of 2012.
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<i>Clique</i> features Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean from the compilation album, <i>Cruel Summer</i>. The song peaked #2 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #12 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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Wiz Khalifa released <i>Work Hard, Play Hard</i> as the lead single off of his 2012 album, <i>O.N.I.F.C.</i>. It peaked at #17 on <i>Billboard's</i> Hot 100 and #3 on <i>Billboard's</i> Hip-Hop/Rap Songs charts.
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Nicki Minaj's <i>Freedom</i> is the first single from her album, <i>Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re:Up</i>. The song peaked at #31 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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From B.o.B's album, <i>Strange Clouds</i>, comes <i>So Good</i>. Ryan Tedder, lead-singer of One Republic, helped produce the song and features on the track. The song peaked #11 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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Off of Nicki Minaj's <i>Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded</i> album, is <i>Beez in the Trap</i> which peaked #7 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Lil Wayne's <i>My Homies Still</i> is the lead single off of Lil Wayne's tenth album, <i>I Am Not a Human Being II</i>. The track features Big Sean, and peaked as #20 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Usher's, <i>Scream</i> is from his seventh album, <i>Looking 4 Myself</i>. The track peaked at #9 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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No Lie is the lead single off of 2 Chainz's debut album, <i>Based on a T.R.U. Story</i>, which also features Drake. The song peaked at #1 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and as #24 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100.
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A$AP Rocky's, newly released, <i>F*ckin Problems</i>, features Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar.
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DJ Khaled's <i>Take it to the Head</i> is off of his sixth album, <i>Kiss the Ring</i>. The track also features Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne. The song peaked at #6 <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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Released in June, Meek Mill's, <i>Amen</i> features Drake. It peaked #5 on <i>Billboard</i> Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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